Word: controller
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...Caracas-born Benacerraf, 59, who teaches at Harvard, has further defined the histocompatibility complex. He was intrigued by the variable nature of the immune response-the body's defense against such foreign invaders as viruses. In experiments with mice and guinea pigs, Benacerraf found that the genes that control the vigor of the immune response are part of the major histocompatibility complex...
...driver who has shepherded his development since he was a weanling, the securities executive who put together the syndicate to manage his stud career and 23 investors. Unfortunately, it is not one big happy family. Niatross's various owners have slapped one another with lawsuits, attempting to gain control over the colt's future. On one flank are Breeder Elsie Berger and Trainer-Driver Clint Galbraith; on the other is Stockbroker Louis Guida, manager of the Niatross syndicate. At issue is which breeding farm will have the benefit of his prestigious services...
There has been concern, however, over the safety of the new technique. At one point, researchers were so worried about the potential hazards of microbes' escaping from the laboratory and causing new illnesses that they formulated a set of safety guidelines to control experiments. These guidelines have been refined by the National Institutes of Health...
...market. With 215,000 of its 1.1 million members out of work, the U.A.W. is pushing hard for new quotas and tariff barriers to block imports. At the same time, the union has mounted a nationwide campaign that pressures both the public and the politicians who control government purse strings to pass up fuel-thrifty Japanese models and buy American...
...first new American sailing freighter will probably be the 450-ton Patricia A., which California Entrepreneur Hugh Lawrence is modifying by adding wind power to its existing diesel power. The ship's captain will control the four 16-ft.-to 50-ft.-wide Dacron sails mechanically from the bridge. Lawrence expects to be using the 170-ft. freighter on Caribbean trade routes starting in April...